Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda has unveiled its Back to School promotion to reward customers who renew their subscription during the festive season and on-going school holidays, with school fees. The promotion which will run until Jan. 31, 2020, was unveiled, by Colin Asiimwe, the Head of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Catholic faithfuls staged an overnight Christmas vigil at Rubaga Catholic Cathedral in a service filled with pomp and joy. They were led by a group of choristers guided by a keyboard and a choir master to welcome the birth of Christ. The liturgy …
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Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the rest of the World is celebrating Christmas, floods victims in the mountainous Bundibugyo District are living a tale of hopelessness and pain. The more than 1000 displaced person camped at Semuliki High Secondary School in Harugale Sub County and Bubukwanga Transit Camp in …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a sigh of relief in Nakasongola district following a decision by the authorities to relax the livestock quarantine, which has allowed residents to sell animals and raise money for Christmas. Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries slapped a ban on the movement …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Christians converged at different places of worship on Christmas Eve singing songs of praise to observe the night in which, Jesus Christ was born. At St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe, believers were treated to Christmas Carols by the Cathedral Choir while at All Saint’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Street vendors overwhelmed the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement team in downtown Kampala on Christmas eve. On Tuesday, the street vendors poured on the road between Owino Market and Mukwano Arcade stretching all the way to Ham Shopping ground, making it almost …
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Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Sironko district is stranded with 10 cows that were recovered last week. The cows that were reportedly stolen were recovered in Bumasobo sub county in Sironko district following a tip off from a whistle blower. According to police, the cows are suspected …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of women who report to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) with advanced cervical cancer has reduced from 90% five years ago to 50% now. This was revealed yesterday as the Institute and Uganda Cancer Society presented an annual update on the cancer situation …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is expecting to record Shs 26 billion as total revenue from its new Mbuya housing project. Dubbed Citadel Place, the project has 40-units and was opened by Gabriel Gadison Ajedra Aridru, the state minister of finance in charge of general …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nansana municipality’s plan to have their major street redesigned to meet their desired standards hangs in balance since the Uganda National Roads Authority is yet to accept their proposal. With the central business area developing along a major highway (Kampala-Hoima road), municipal authorities have always …
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